User:Davelynas

Dave Lynas is a singer, songwriter and performer. His story starts back at Christmas 1996 where at the age of 16 Dave is handed his first acoustic guitar. It cost him £60 from a 2nd hand shop opposite the Sunderland Empire. For a time the guitar sat in a corner in his bedroom. Occasionally being picked up and toyed with rather than played. On his 17th birthday that all changed. Dave was bought his first guitar tuner and chord book. Dave had found a new love and began practicing hard. He decided to go to college to study music rather than art which was the original plan. He was told he would need to pass an audition as the college required a certain standard. After playing for only 4 months, Dave had a further 6 weeks to prepare for the audition and get up to speed. Over that summer Dave sat with his guitar for around 10 hrs a day, trying to learn as much as he could within the time given. Eventually all his hard work paid off and he passed the audition. At college Dave was met with a host of talent from the other students and most of them influenced him in one form or another. Dave also met local tunesmith Paul Liddell and they became close friends. Shortly after Paul asked Dave to play bass in Paul's band 'Porcelain Soul'. The band was doing ok but not as well as they could. Things didn't really start happening until the band reformed as 'Dr Delta'. The reformation brought a new sound which kept the rock influences known but offered a more melodic sound which made the band more appealing to the mainstream. In the meantime Dave was teaching himself to sing and wrote his 1st full song. The band released a 7 track demo called 'Plastic Dreams' and Dave's song was included. Dr Delta achieved local success and they were sure they would make it. Fans were buying CD's and getting the band to sign them. Their success went on for a time until things began to fall apart. Paul who was the main songwriter and a self confessed 'control freak' became quite possessive over the material and there was little room for Dave and the rest of the band to express themselves and their ideas. Feeling the need for a more creative environment, Dave lost interest, began to miss rehearsals and started playing with ideas of which direction he wanted to go. He didn't want to leave the band in case something big happened but his heart wasn't in it at all. Things really changed when Dave was asked to leave the band. His ideas of what he wanted soon changed. He decided to remain solo for a time and concentrate on his own material. At this point he was still trying to overcome his own self doubt and was also learning more 'tricks of the trade'. He began to pull apart all of the aspects that made a good performer and songwriter, analysing every last detail he could think of. This took place over the course of a year and Dave finally began pushing himself to become more focussed. He started playing support slots for established artists, playing band showcases and attending open mic nights. Soon after this Dave was running his own busker's nights in various pubs and bars. The real test was when Dave was asked to do his first full length solo gig at a bar which was local to him. He was booked after the proprietor saw him play a support slot for a friend at the bar. Dave took this in his stride and went down a storm. All of this made Dave become more confident in himself, his performance and his song writing abilities. He is currently writing a solo album and has already begun recording his songs ready for the release later this year. Also his website, www.davelynas.com, is being constructed and should be up and running to coincide with the launch of his debut album.